Medium
earthenware
Measurements
5.0 × 5.0 × 4.9 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1977
© MTH Mahood
Gallery location
Not on display
Inscription
incised in base u.c.: Dragonesque 1931
incised in base l.c.: M M (monogram)
incised (inverted) in base l.c.: A 31
Accession Number
D109.1-1977
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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Physical description
A cracked, cream-coloured egg from which a green and brown dragon has emerged. The dragon sits upon the egg.
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